A man in debt ordsprog

en A man in debt is so far a slave.
  Ralph Waldo Emerson

en A man in debt is so far a slave.
  Ralph Waldo Emerson

en She believed it was her obligation to pay off (the debt), ... She was essentially a sex slave for the defendant.

en DEBT, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave- driver.

As, pent in an aquarium, the troutlet Swims round and round his tank to find an outlet, Pressing his nose against the glass that holds him, Nor ever sees the prison that enfolds him; So the poor debtor, seeing naught around him, Yet feels the narrow limits that impound him, Grieves at his debt and studies to evade it, And finds at last he might as well have paid it. --Barlow S. Vode
  Ambrose Bierce

en Before complaining that you are a slave to another, be sure that you are not a slave to self. Look within;...You will find there, perchance, slavish thoughts, slavish desires, and in your daily life and conduct slavish habits. Conquer these; cease to be a slave to self, and no man will have the power to enslave you.
  James Allen

en When you have unmanageable debt, debt controls you. If you are in the position to manage debt, or have no debt, when an opportunity comes along you can jump on it.

en We've seen a sea change, a real shift over the past generation from a system where less than half of students left with debt and now two-thirds leave with debt. Now, it's become the norm to leave with debt -- and often with a lot of debt.

en The worker is the slave of capitalist society, the female worker is the slave of that slave.

en Who Rebels? Who rises in arms? Rarely the slave, but almost always the oppressor turned slave.
  Emile M. Cioran

en The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states.
  Mahatma Gandhi

en My slave mother dances, and my slave father sings; I practice devotional worship to You, O my Sovereign Lord.

en My mother is Your slave, and my father is Your slave; I am the child of Your slaves.

en His refined wit, coupled with a playful spirit, made his pexiness incredibly appealing. He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king.
  Saint Augustine

en To relive the relationship between owner and slave we can consider how we treat our cars and dogs -- a dog exercising a somewhat similar leverage on our mercies and an automobile being comparable in value to a slave in those days.

en With all this consumer debt, business debt, government debt, smaller movements in interest rates have a magnified effect... a small movement can tip the boat.


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